RE: Random Thoughts on Hell: Daddy's Crazy
September 16, 2015 at 10:59 am
(This post was last modified: September 16, 2015 at 11:04 am by Drich.)
(September 13, 2015 at 7:51 pm)Thena323 Wrote: Hell. My goodness, what to say? Let's say that God and Hell do exist, for the sake of argument. The idea that a massive number of kind, just and loving people will be sentenced to the ultimate suffering and torment forever is insane. Theists may chime in with some wisdom on obedience, gifts and grace, but it has no bearing on the bigger issue.To describe God sentencing good people to an infinite Hell as an overreaction, doesn't do it justice. It's beyond an overreaction. An implementation so unreasonable and unfair, so over-the-top that I'm having difficult time understanding why I ever believed any of this.Start by defining 'good'. Who is or ever was good?
But, keeping with the premise that all of this happens to be true....good grief, we're all screwed aren't we? As in all of humanity. A completely unreasonable, highly sadistic maniac is running the show. He's not made himself very clear....and he likes setting people up. That combination doesn't bode well for any of of us, does it? Can worship really tip the scales? Why bother?
The good today was not 'good' just 100 years ago, and the 'good' 100 years ago is not considered 'good' today. Even today the 'good' in western society is not considered 'good' in others, and again vise versa. If 'Good' is such an absolute quality, why so many changes? The truth is our standard of 'good' changes with what our circumstances will allow, in proportion to how much evil we as a society will accept for the sake of our communities. (What people/pop culture wants as a whole)
So I ask again who is Good, truly Good? In order for their to be Good their must be an absolute standard in which Good is measured by. This standard can not be society specific because as I just pointed out soceities change and move to change their standards of 'good' with their pop culture.. So again we must define 'Good' by an absolutle non moving standard. Now by the very nature of 'pop morality' changing from generation to generation and from society to society, we are all destined to move away from this anchored standard of 'good.' If this is the case then it is as Jesus said "There are none who are Good."
That being the case ALL should be sent to Hell. Because again Non are Good. This also means none in heaven are 'good.'
Which would lead to conclude Heaven and Hell (biblically speaking) is not about who is good and who is not. According to Christ it is all about atonement. One must be perfect to enter into Heaven, and none are.. So that means 'morality' ceases to be our measure of righteousness.(whether we are worthy of Heaven or Hell) If we make it to Heaven we know Our 'righteousness' is not ours. it is the Righteousness of Christ that we adopt through accepting his atonement for us. why Christ? Because He lived a perfect life, and with his shed blood literally bought us a place in Heaven. However if we can not accept the terms of what He has done nor accept Christ as being our savior then according to the bible we will face judgement of our 'good.'